11:45 Punchestown

Saturday 14 November 2020

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Roche Group At Vista Beginners Chase

Off time: 11:45 | Winning time: 5m 19.90s

Asterion Forlonge²⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF| D

4/11

Grade 1 winner over hurdles at this venue last season before a respectable fourth in the Supreme at the Cheltenham Festival. The one to beat on chasing debut.

Form: 1/1114-

Banjo⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: D Cullen

200/1

Fair hurdler. Not disgraced in a Curragh maiden last week but returns to chasing in warm event.

Form: 5P-1657

Braeside²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: B J Cooper| T: G Elliott

40/1

Fairly useful chaser. Good third of 8 in minor event chase (33/1) at Galway (22.5f, heavy) 20 days ago.

Form: 316F-43

Comporta⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: A M King⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

200/1

Fair hurdler who shaped back in form at Listowel (16f, good) 54 days ago. Makes chase debut in a warm contest, though.

Form: 7-02277

Conflated^h³²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

8/1

Useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Ran below that level sent hurdling at this course 32 days ago but should do better as his jumping improvers.

Form: 31344-3

Derby²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: H De Bromhead

100/1

Fairly useful winner at 18f in bumpers. In mid division when falling eight on Wexford chasing/yard debut 20 days ago.

Form: 31167/F

Diamond Grove¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley

250/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good third of 16 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Leopardstown (24f, soft). Off 8 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 00063-8

Espion Du Chenet^h,t⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D P Holden⁽⁷⁾| T: Louise G Lyons

300/1

Winning hurdler in France for M. Palussiere in 2017/18 but lightly raced and little form since, including over fences.

Form: 10/P-47F

Haggard Lad²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Mrs G Callaghan

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable sixth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16f, heavy, 28/1) 20 days ago, left poorly placed. Makes chase debut back up in trip.

Form: P/03-206

Mezyan¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Jamie Hayes⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 85

300/1

Modest hurdler. 250/1, unseated rider in minor event chase at this course (22.6f, good to soft) on debut over fences 17 days ago.

Form: P9039U

Midnight Run³¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

15/2

Useful hurdler but well beaten last two starts. Off 10 months ahead of chase debut.

Form: 121/196-

Punitive²⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| D

18/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy, 5/1), keeping on well. Off 8 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 541U11-

Rebel Gold^h,t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: P D Kennedy| T: T Foley| C

50/1

Fairly useful hurdler who returned with a good third in novice chase at Tipperary (17f, heavy, 25/1) on debut over fences 25 days ago, plugging on.

Form: 32-1313

School Boy Hours¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: N Meade| OR: 134| D

5/1

Shaped well after 10 months off when second of 10 in minor event chase at this course (22.6f, good to soft, 18/1) 17 days ago, left poorly placed. May do better still.

Form: 1/P3F3-2

Stealthy Tom²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E Bolger

250/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fifth of 11 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.8f, soft, 22/1) 28 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 6-0095

The Big Galloper²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D J McInerney| T: C Byrnes| D

200/1

Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. Well held back over fences at Galway (18.2f, heavy) 21 days ago. Remains with potential but looks one for later in this sphere.

Form: 85/912-9

Whatsnotoknow^t²⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: M F Morris

22/1

Fairly useful hurdler who faced a stiff task well held in the Supreme at the Cheltenham Festival last time. Makes chase debut after 8 months off.

Form: 227218-

Jess's Corner^h⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: C P McNamara⁽⁵⁾| T: T G McCourt

300/1

Modest hurdler. 50/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (16f, good) 47 days ago. Makes chase debut. Up in trip.

Form: 05-5980

Non-Runners

Legal Lord³¹⁵

Weight: 12-0| Age: 9

T: S Neville J: Reserve 1

Stansfield²⁴²

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: Paul Traynor J: Reserve 2

Dream On John⁵⁷³

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: Mrs G Callaghan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Asterion Forlonge (4/11), School Boy Hours (5/1), Midnight Run (15/2), Conflated (8/1), Punitive (18/1), Whatsnotoknow (22/1), Braeside (40/1), Rebel Gold (50/1), Derby (100/1), Haggard Lad (150/1), The Big Galloper (200/1), Banjo (200/1), Comporta (200/1), Stealthy Tom (250/1), Diamond Grove (250/1), Espion Du Chenet (300/1), Mezyan (300/1), Jess's Corner (300/1)

ASTERION FORLONGE, a Grade 1 winner over hurdles as a novice, should take all beating on this switch to chasing. School Boy Hours and Conflated may be the two to give him most to think about.